CSRF token bypass in T-Mobile 5G Box IDU routers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
WNC T-Mobile 5G Box IDU router contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the portal.cgi component. The anti-CSRF mechanism fails to validate the csrf_token_value parameter, accepting any arbitrary value as valid. This allows a remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions on the device by tricking an authenticated user into visiting a malicious website.This issue has been fixed in firmware version 1.1.0.651412
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA T-Mobile 5G Box IDU (WNC) Fixed in 1.1.0.651412
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
WNC T-Mobile 5G Box IDU 1.1.0.651412
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-41864 Unauthorized remote code execution in T-Mobile 5G Box IDU routersPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-41865 Authorized remote code execution via password change functionality in T-Mobile 5G Box IDU routersPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2026-29512 Command Injection in T-Mobile 5G Box IDU router via ping functionalityPriority MEDIUM 45
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40857
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6v9q-56wf-hqwp
References
More WNC vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-41864 Unauthorized remote code execution in T-Mobile 5G Box IDU routers CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-41865 Authorized remote code execution via password change functionality in T-Mobile 5G Box IDU routers CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-29512 Command Injection in T-Mobile 5G Box IDU router via ping functionality CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-29511 Session auth bypass via cookie value in T-Mobile 5G Box IDU routers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-29513 Config disclosure in T-Mobile 5G Box IDU routers CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-40857 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40857 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6v9q-56wf-hqwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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